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Has anyone been faster/quicker in the 1/8th at 3000lbs? Just curious.:biggrin:
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Has anyone been faster/quicker in the 1/8th at 3000lbs? Just curious.:biggrin:
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Fastest 231ci Buick?
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Raymond Bunch
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Yes it is, and it only going to get faster real soon, huh Scott:wink: RB
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Very nice. If guys could get there Buicks down to 3000 pounds you would see alot of TSM cars running that fast.
That's what, about 1,050 bhp?I think you got a little more in the combo!
My TSM car went 5.8-5.9 in the 1/8th at 3570-3600 lbs. Most of the faster TSM cars are pushing toward 5.60s in the 1/8th at over 3500 lbs.
I think you got a little more in the combo!
My TSM car went 5.8-5.9 in the 1/8th at 3570-3600 lbs. Most of the faster TSM cars are pushing toward 5.60s in the 1/8th at over 3500 lbs.
Aren't TSM cars also running stroker motors and are well over 231ci??
There are some 249 strokers and some 234s out there and they are all in the same range. In TSM, the turbo is the limit so the strokers don't really get a chance to see their full potential.. What turbo and heads are you running? If you are running 231 cu in you got a sweet setup. I wonder what would happen if you went with a stroker setup and a little bigger turbo?? Low 5's?
You could come over here and clean house doing a few grudge races for some $$$$
You could come over here and clean house doing a few grudge races for some $$$$
Some, but they must be under 250ci and weigh 3550. Im sure they would take the 550lb weight break and run a slighty smaller ci if they could:wink: . I think Dons is 224ci and weighs around 3300. Not too many guys opt to run a 231 when the classes allow more ci. A really fast 231 would be in the 8.40-8.50 range at 3500lbs. That would basically be a TSO car with a 231ci engine.
Just about and with a tiny 3 bolt 70 or 71 turbo
. Thats basically defying all the rules of performance. Heads up racers always find a way to go really fast even when the rules dampen the potential a lot.Thanks - backed out of it twice...stock bore and stroke.. Not interested in TSM, only the facts stated. 231ci v6 @3000lbs. Wondering if it's worth the $$$ to build another, based on my previous best
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Thanks - backed out of it twice...stock bore and stroke.. Not interested in TSM, only the facts stated. 231ci v6 @3000lbs. Wondering if it's worth the $$$ to build another, based on my previous best
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What turbo and heads are you running? I wonder what would happen if you went with a stroker setup and a little bigger turbo?? Low 5's?
Do you need to build another engine?
Scott. Depending on your traction situation, it should be possible to get that combination into the very low 5s.Thanks - backed out of it twice...stock bore and stroke.. Not interested in TSM, only the facts stated. 231ci v6 @3000lbs. Wondering if it's worth the $$$ to build another, based on my previous best
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Your tune didn't control cylinder pressures throughout the rpm range well enough. That's not the fault of the components.Went that fast with GN1's, A/A IC and a 76gtq. Switched to a 47/88 and liquid I/C and broke a rod
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